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Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 08:49:07 -0700
Subject: Re:  IV-P flap handle won't return
From: Hal Woodruff <woodruff@swefco.com>
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Walter,

When we were talking about this subject before S&F, I did check with Mark
and Orin at the factory.  Sorry that I didn't share the answer with you.
Even though everybody agrees that the flap lever was designed to spring back
to the center OFF position when released, that in fact the spring's function
only helps you find the center position.  In most IV's the valve friction is
too high to spring back.  The factory guys feel that this is not a problem
at all since on short final you will push the lever down, and get full flaps
without having to hold the lever.

I'll accept this for now.  It seems that it is not an operational problem.
I've asked two IV drivers how the lever worked and neither one could tell me
if it returned to neutral by itself or not.  It must be something that you
"just do" subconsciously.

Hal Woodruff 

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